We had already brought you news and screenshots earlier about the upcoming expansion to this year’s hugely successful C&C3: Tiberium Wars,  which has been aptly named “Kane’s Wrath“. And now, we have an official trailer to go with the news as well, which can be found here.

Kane is an icon in a sense, and probably one of THE most enigmatic villains in all of gaming; one whom this expansion will teach us more about. The expansion is set both before and after Tiberium Wars, detailing everything from the beggining to Kane’s legacy and CABAL, to beyond the ‘ascension’ we see at the end of Tiberium Wars. The expansion will also add in several new units to both sides (it seems that the tick tank is returning in a fashion, as are the disruptor tanks of yore); while it’s most definitely confirmed that the Scrin will be involved in some way or the other.

Although in a way it’s not too good either. One of the qualities of Kane as a villain is the sheer amount of mystery that surrounds him; the fog that conceals not just his motivations, but the circumstances that led him to where he is now. To lift that fog is an anticipation that runs through the blood of many a C&C fan. Yet..yet there is that tiny bit of doubt…that tiny hint of fear that what one sees isn’t the grand masterplan that one would’ve imagined.

Such unveiling and disappointment has been seen in many other games before; where a previously cool, unique and somewhat strange villain is turned into nothing more than a tool or something incredibly shallow. But then, on the other hand there have been unveilings which have been awesome. Examples dont easily come to mind right now; but they are there, and the feeling still hangs over one’s self.

Either way, this one little gamer hopes that EA pulls it all off just right, and that the final legacy of the Messiah and Tiberium lives up to his expection - if not surpasses it. Until the game is released though, we’ll just have to wait and see.